Senator Tom Saxhaug
Democratic-Farmer-Labor, District 5
Wikipedia Bio
Tom Saxhaug (born February 22, 1948) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota Senate representing District 3, which includes portions of Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching and Lake of the Woods counties in the northern part of the state. A Democrat, he was first elected in 2002, and was re-elected in 2006 and 2010.
Saxhaug is a member of the Senate's Environment and Natural Re...
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Office Addresses
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Capitol
State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Room 135Saint Paul, MN 55155-1206Phone651-296-4136 -
District
1032 1st Avenue NorthwestGrand Rapids, MN 55744Phone218-326-8163
Roles
Senate, session 2009-2010 Senate, session 2011-2012 Senate, session 2013-20145 Committees
- Senate Finance Committee
- Senate E-12 Division Committee
- Senate Environment, Economic Development and Agriculture Division Committee
News & Blog Coverage
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Program Encourages Active Transportation (northlandsnewscenter.com)
Aug 9Grand Rapids, MN (Northland's NewsCenter ... that [the program] is a win, win situation," said Senator Tom Saxhaug (DFL). Senator Saxhaug is a supporter of the Get Fit Itasca program. He helped pass legislation that funded for kiosks to ...Northland's NewsCenter
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Get to know the DFL candidates (duluthnewstribune.com)
Aug 5counselor education, 1986; William Mitchell College of Law, J.D. cum laude, 1992 Elected and civic experience: State senator ... Luther and Martin Sabo; Minnesota state senators Tom Bakk, Tony Lourey and Tom Saxhaug; state representatives ...Duluth News Tribune
Sponsored Bills
190 bills sponsored or co-sponsored
Ranks 12th out of 66
Senators
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Primary of
SF 387Local government aid (LGA) natural resources lands in lieu tax payments infla...
February 11, 2013
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Cosponsor of
SF 58State labor agreements and compensation plans ratification
January 17, 2013
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Cosponsor of
SF 595General education small schools revenue modification
February 21, 2013
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Primary of
SF 597Minnesota forests for the future program appropriation
February 21, 2013
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Cosponsor of
SF 617School energy conservation pilot project appropriation
February 21, 2013
All By Industry
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Liberal/Democrat Under Reporting Threshold$57,450.00
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Campaign Funding From Public Sources$30,721.00
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Third Party Under Reporting Threshold$15,038.00
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Unknown$7,750.00
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Democratic Party Committees$5,650.00
Top Individual Contributions
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Public Fund$11,907.00
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Unitemized Donations$11,795.00
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Public Fund$10,153.00
Interest Group Ratings
From the non-partisan Project Vote Smart.
| Number of ratings | |
|---|---|
| Abortion Issues | 13 |
| Conservative | 4 |
| Gun Issues | 3 |
| Civil Liberties and Civil Rights | 6 |
| Labor | 22 |
| Number of ratings | |
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| Budget, Spending and Taxes | 8 |
| Family and Children Issues | 11 |
| Environmental Issues | 11 |
| Business and Consumers | 11 |
| Social Issues | 11 |
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